This (and it's counterpart in Pokemon Fire Red) is the definitive version of Gen 1 for those who are curious to experience the origins of the world largest media franchise.
Everything that was off in the originals, such as the numerous bugs, has been fixed. And the graphical updates to the game stand up to this day.
Of course the problems inherent to the first game are still present, like the lack of an interesting quest/story (outside of your rival and Professor Oak, no character has more than like 4 lines of dialogue), the unbalanced nature of some types and the fact that the combat was somewhat basic.
But with all that said it still remains a fun experience from beginning to end and makes it clear why this franchise has remained on top since 1996. It's just plain fun to try and catch em all.
Everything that was off in the originals, such as the numerous bugs, has been fixed. And the graphical updates to the game stand up to this day.
Of course the problems inherent to the first game are still present, like the lack of an interesting quest/story (outside of your rival and Professor Oak, no character has more than like 4 lines of dialogue), the unbalanced nature of some types and the fact that the combat was somewhat basic.
But with all that said it still remains a fun experience from beginning to end and makes it clear why this franchise has remained on top since 1996. It's just plain fun to try and catch em all.